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How Japan—and Other U.S. Allies—Can Work Around America
For Japan and many other countries, the vulnerability that comes with relying on U.S. markets has become startlingly clear.
Japan, US Start Tariff Talks Amid Reports on Cars, Rare Earths
Japan and the US have begun the latest round of trade negotiations, with media reports suggesting Tokyo’s delegation is ...
Japan's April household spending unexpectedly falls
Japanese household spending unexpectedly fell in April, government data showed on Friday, as consumers tightened their purse ...
Nara: Step Into Ancient Japan, Where Deer Roam Free
Nara Japan offers beauty, history and deer encounters, and is especially gorgeous during cherry blossom season.
Japan's Birth Rate Crisis Worsens
Japan's steadily declining births and overall aging population present serious long-term risks, threatening to sap the ...
Japan's Moriyasu mourns end of unbeaten run after loss to Australia
Hajime Moriyasu has already led Japan to qualification for next year's World Cup finals but there was no disguising his ...
Japan Curry Shops See Record Bankruptcies as Rice Prices Soar
A record number of curry shops in Japan went out of business in the past year, as purveyors of one of the country’s most ...
Annual births fall to another record low in Japan as its population emergency deepens
The number of newborns in Japan fell below 700,000 for the first time since records began in 1899. The government data ...
In Japan, a U.S. security ally, anger over ‘unacceptable’ steel treatment
In Tokyo, there’s concern — and more than a little trepidation — over what the Nippon Steel deal and doubled tariffs portend ...
Japan’s Early May Exports Drop as Tariff War Disrupts Commerce
Japan’s exports fell in the first 20 days of May as the Trump administration’s sweeping tariffs continued to disrupt trade.